Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

In the past, experts have made big projections for the global edtech market, with some groups estimating as much as $252 billion pouring into the market by 2020. We are using iPads for our fourth to ninth grade students, and we are looking for apps and websites for our students to learn [on the devices with],” says Najera.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. An increasing amount of data around personalized educational models like "blended learning" and content-specific software suggests that edtech makes instruction in diverse classrooms more efficient.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2017

I imagine wide-eyed kids with big smiles, just like the ones I see on edtech product pages. As the director of business development at Zinc Learning Labs , a literacy company, my bread and butter is communication with educators. The trend I’m hearing about from every corner of edtech today is “screen fatigue.”

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools are building their esports programs. If a school adopts iPads, teachers can only use games that work with the Apple operating system. A majority of educators agree that video games can help K–12 learning. Gaming Enters a New Era: Cloud Streaming. The same goes for Chromebooks.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. Other companies with products in the market are Bamboo Learning, Ello and Imagine Learning.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

BACK TO THE FUTURE: Weary of unwanted scrutiny, companies that once described themselves as the “Facebook of education” are now scrambling to disassociate themselves from the beleaguered social network. HAPPY MEALS, PERSONALIZED: McDonald’s just acquired an AI tech company to personalize the drive-thru experience. Why stop there?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Ten years ago, the iPhone was already out, but the iPad had not been released yet. They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. When it comes to devices, many kids today have access to iPads or Chromebooks.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Over 500 education technologists from companies and districts gathered last week in Denver for the IMS Learning Impact meeting , hosted by the IMS Global Consortium. However, with the recent proliferation of Chromebooks and iPads into classrooms, there is more student activity in the classroom that has moved online.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 7, 2019

Quick Take: Interactive displays are a big investment in edtech. While many technologies play a part – Chromebooks , iPads , huddle stations and more – the front-of-room interactive display remains a critical component. This system consists of a large display board connected to a computer and projector.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Online training for teachers is the perfect opportunity to also train them to use edtech and other online tools. In fact, they find much more than tips and tricks online, they find a veritable support system. Schools should follow the example of companies, and offer teachers more opportunities for PD. PD never ends.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2016

Levy, who is now executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, said ed-tech companies have to be more transparent in their pricing and in the services they offer to schools. In his former role as the CIO for the nation’s largest school system, Friedlander found ed-tech procurement to be “eye-gougingly frustrating,” he said.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

She just doesn't ever, some have iPads. Jesse Lubinsky The idea here is, and I'm glad to see, it's not just Adobe, but it's other companies that are out here have recognized that, there's no more important commitment we can make than commitment to our students and our teachers and the education system. Vicki Davis Yeah.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. Following its March announcement, Apple’s Schoolwork app for iPad is now available for teachers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. After all, what better way to secure a foothold in the market than impressing one’s brand to future consumers at a young age?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. The Urkund system is highly accurate, cost-effective , and even better, doesn’t sell licenses to students or others.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2023

Memories of the continual improvement he was able to do back then have stuck with him as his career has progressed, including jobs as a high school history teacher, an edtech consultant to schools, a doctoral student and professor, and director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab. And Reich has made it a personal goal to share the lesson.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

People have noticed that I’m strengthening relationships with my students, I’ve designed a curriculum that’s engaging for the toughest kids, and I’m using the iPads I found in a corner. I’ve created something important but it still points out flaws in the system that won’t be fixed unless things change across society, not just education.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

Do your school’s students submit their school assignments by uploading PDFs or other files within a learning management system? As of now it integrates with many learning management systems, specifically, ones that support the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standard , such as Blackboard. In March, Apple came out with a new 9.7

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Venkat Ratnam So Ratnam left his 23-year career as a professional services leader for software companies to create a solution that would help his children and others. All of this combines with WhizRead’s backend content management system so anyone—including teachers—can compose, upload, enrich and publish their own content to the app.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 16, 2013

ClassDojo is a free online system that helps teachers promote positive behavior in their classroom by letting them track and share student progress and positive behaviors and areas of concern. Accordingly, the company has built out its mobile capabilities to allow its mobile development to parallel its web efforts.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Interactive Whiteboard Edtech Tools. Doceri For iPad. ShowMe iPad App. ShowMe is an Edtech tool that turns a teacher’s iPad into an interactive whiteboard. Classroom Learning Management Systems (LMS). If signed up to the beta program, a teacher can publish grades to the student information system.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

As EdSurge reported, to be part of the initiative, companies “had to commit to providing goods or services worth at least $100 million.” But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Vicki: OK, so is it like… I learned to use a learning management system. How Do HyperDocs compare to a Learning Management System. I used to have kids take a picture with their phone or with their iPad of the board of what they were supposed to do for FlipGrid that night, and they’d then have to access that at home.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 13, 2016

This post first appeared on EdTech Researcher at Education Week. Even though the topics of these conversations ranged from iPads to learning commons to student data, at some point, I came to the same revelation: what is the problem that we’re trying to solve? On the other hand, think about companies like eBay, Uber, or AirBNB.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Special ed teacher Melissa Mann shares six of her favorite edtech tools for the special education classroom. And then connect with others to find the resources that you need, through the podcasts like you’re listening to today, or Twitter chats, or just reaching out, you know connecting within your own school or your own school system.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 9, 2019

Our teammate and Events Director, Al Thomas , a former principal himself, ran the Education Leaders Network Playground, which featured 28 sessions for leaders by leaders, and one session in particular stood out when we talked about it… a session called Leading EdTech Initiatives for Social Good by Jennifer Williams , author of Teach Boldly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system out there. I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you. I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2022

It may well be that many of the 9,000 or so edtech products on the market work just as intended. And companies, in turn, are beginning to work out the answers. From the founding of the company and also being a lifelong educator, I knew we wanted to have a product informed by research and by focus groups,” she says. “It

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edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

At ISTE 2015, Common Sense Education will provide a sneak preview of the latest version of Graphite, designed to help educators learn fundamental edtech teaching skills. Share your vision for the future of edtech using #EnvisionEdu. Net Texts is a two part system designed to make finding and using OER easier.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Whether we’re typing an address into our GPS or sending a text message or setting an alarm clock or reading the paper on an iPad or uploading an image to a course management system or making a reservation. The first iPad was released in April 2010. you guessed it, simple sharing, especially the “Look what I just did” variety.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

An announcement over the PA system reminded everyone that the general assembly session was mandatory—and to not chew gum as no one is above detention. Throughout the speeches, presentations and product showcases, company employees and Apple touted how their tools can offer “creative” learning experiences that no others can do.

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

With that, I think it's worth taking a look at where each of the three big companies stands in regards to Ed. If a teacher wants their kids to create, IPad is still the device to go with. Overall, I think IPad can be a great Education device, but there are pain points that come with it.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

Tablets- The iPad is wicked cool. Apps are what make the iPad so great. So education related companies are going to have to be innovative in the apps they create for these devices. This is basically a camera system that you connect to your Xbox and play games without an controller. The Samsung Galaxy is about the closest.)

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

20 years ago we never would have imagined that the position as a Social Media Manager would be an actual job, and just about every company or organization would need to have someone manage their social media accounts. Plickers is another great option for classrooms with very little tech available, like a one iPad classroom.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Little did I know this experience would eventually propel me to help develop a school operating system that tackles technology issues plaguing educators and supports them with more opportunities to offer individualized instruction. At the time, I had no idea this system was called “standards-based grading.”

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

The report defines self-paced courseware as being accessed on a desktop or laptop and spanning the K-12, higher education, corporate training, and privately marketed software (such as that produced by language-learning company Rosetta Stone) sectors. Educators Weigh iPad’s Dominance of the Tablet Market.

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